I don't believe in the electron flow theory, but even I won't piss on an electric fence.

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Truthfinder:the birds adapt and change through million of years in order to survive ,is that science, then cats should evolve also wings to better catch the birdsMailbag:On a side note, back in college before my conversion, I actually saw a demon sitting next to me in critical thinking class.

Why? Why drag in another meaning of 'belief' to muddy the waters? As Aga said, If you are sincerely trying to learn about atheism, then you are going to have to drop these ridiculous semantics games.

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Not thinking about X is a form of thinking about X.

I can see why you say that makes no sense - and it doesn't.... That is a correct general statement, and I agree with you in the way you put it.

Good. Glad you agree.

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.....but there's one small problem.

And what's that?

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When someone says "I'm not thinking about X", in effect, they are. Its impossible to mention X without it being somewhere in the brain.

<sigh> This is by far the worst of your equivocations so far. You're now trying to say that if someone asks you if you believe in fairies, you can legitimately answer 'Yes' because you believe in the word 'fairies', which does undoubtedly exist. That is a deliberate misinterpretation of the question which fools no-one.

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Example:"I have no opinion of Twangdillo" can only be true if:- I don't know what Twangdillo is- I've never heard of Twangdillo.

If Twangdillo was the name of the latest album by modern pop-combo Extreme Noise Terror, then I can legitimately say that I have no opinion of it on the grounds that I haven't heard the album, even though I've heard of it and know what it is. Thus proving you wrong.

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It's almost like asking, "Is fiction true?".It's not fact, but its true that a fiction story is a story, and it does exist.

Same trivial semantic equivocation.

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You seem to be asserting that atheism is a philosophical perspective which encompasses a particular worldview, as religions tend to do. If so, then please describe it briefly.... your answer will need to encompass the worldviews of such atheists as Lenin, Carl Sagan, Pol Pot, Jean-Paul Sartre and Donald Trump....

There are no gods. or We deny the existence of gods.Is that brief enough?

That's one of the trademarks of a cult - a group of people who define and redefine their own words.

I think that is a trademark of a culture, not a cult. I think what we have here can be described as a culture, but that is no different from any other social group that shares some common traits.

I am a member of a gun club, so I have adopted their culture. I speak the "language" of guns when I visit gun forums or go to the rifle range. It isn't a religion, although some members are very passionate about their guns. It isn't a cult but many of them are frequently defensive and outspoken about their gun rights. I enjoy going to the range, horse trading, etc., but that is about all I have in common with most of them.

It's no different here... With the exception of a noticeably higher level of intelligence here than at the gun club.

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So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence. --Bertrand Russell